(Fwd) Re: Java and buffer overflows

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From:           	Felix Harris <felixat_private>
To:             	KF <dotslashat_private>
Subject:        	Re: Java and buffer overflows
Send reply to:  	felixat_private
Date sent:      	Tue, 25 Jun 2002 21:21:28 +0100

Date sent:      	Mon, 24 Jun 2002 23:40:07 -0400
From:           	KF <dotslashat_private>
To:             	felixat_private
Copies to:      	vuln-devat_private
Subject:        	Re: Java and buffer overflows


> [root@qa5 root]# cat test.java
> class test
> {
>         public static void main(String args[])
>         {
> 
>                 String[] test = new String[4];
>                 test[0] = "A";
>                 test[1] = "A";
>                 test[2] = "A";
>                 test[3] = "A";
>                 test[4] = "A";
>                 test[5] = "A";
>                 test[6] = "A";
>         }
> }
> 
> 
> [root@rcmqa5 root]# javac test.java
> [root@rcmqa5 root]# java test
> Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 4
>         at test.main(test.java:11)


AFAIK(and i dont know much:), that IS the bounds checking: an 
exception is thrown rather than a buffer being overflowed.
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Felix Harris
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